Sale reports / Missouri / Mid Missouri Stockyards / 2026-08-20

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Phillipsburg, Missouri · Thu, Aug 20
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3654
Feeder Cattle receipts
798 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 796▲ 344 vs year ago 454 · +75.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 53▲ 64 vs year ago 47 · +136.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 12▲ 81 vs year ago 21 · +385.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 lower based on limited weight comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower. A nice run of replacements this week that included a complete herd sellout with pairs and bred cows. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.63/cwt on 114 head, down $17.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.61 against this barn's trailing median of $393.23.
Average price
$371.63
▼ 17.50 vs prior sale
114 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.42
vs MO average
+20.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564387.972,18863
Medium and Large 1-2549364.842,00431
Medium and Large 2561330.641,85620
One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $332 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale114 hd
371.63
—
MO average8 barns · 616 hd
374.05
−2.42
National average160 barns · 5,295 hd
350.92
+20.71
This barn, trailing median33 sales
393.23
−21.61
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
456411365320median 393.2303/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.30, low $334.00, median $393.23 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,767204.903,6217thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254164.832,06730
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,408163.592,30311
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069140.981,50741

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,322$3,6846
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$3,1808
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,423$3,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,84820
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$2,8198
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)835$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,559$4,53312
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,531$4,3336
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,573$4,1505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,383$3,52313

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · Mid Missouri Stockyards Cattle Auction - Phillipsburg, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1346563.81/cwt555.00–565.001,9518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363542.58/cwt515.00–550.001,9705
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385491.10/cwt475.00–510.001,8919
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403468.14/cwt445.00–480.001,8873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430360.12/cwt350.00–370.001,5492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1446480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,14111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471393.86/cwt390.00–400.001,8555
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472447.00/cwt435.00–460.002,1107
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511456.09/cwt440.00–462.502,3317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518408.75/cwt390.00–420.002,1177
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565400.00/cwt387.50–407.502,26020
Steers550–600Medium 2-3592235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606400.56/cwt400.00–407.502,42728
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624394.78/cwt372.50–400.002,46316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632336.37/cwt325.00–360.002,1267
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652394.32/cwt387.50–395.002,57122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned657374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,45719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671368.93/cwt362.50–377.502,4769
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728347.53/cwt345.00–350.002,5306
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765341.06/cwt338.00–344.002,60939
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779329.68/cwt329.00–330.002,56822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836313.00/cwt305.00–315.002,6175
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870301.20/cwt292.50–310.002,6202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5657
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned336505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5173
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369442.48/cwt430.00–462.001,6335
Heifers350–400Medium 2374395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4774
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6092
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2422395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6673
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428406.73/cwt400.00–410.001,7416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned447459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,05213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465386.39/cwt375.00–400.001,79714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470444.04/cwt442.50–447.502,08716
Heifers450–500Medium 2483340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486370.00/cwt360.00–390.001,7985
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned512399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,04324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518380.10/cwt360.00–395.001,96914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545347.74/cwt332.50–360.001,89512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575352.28/cwt350.00–357.502,02617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7878
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1596381.19/cwt381.00–385.002,27239
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned611341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,08415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618357.52/cwt350.00–365.002,20924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627336.17/cwt325.00–345.002,10817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665287.31/cwt275.00–300.001,9112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666338.69/cwt337.00–339.002,25619
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,49210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734324.40/cwt317.50–327.502,38112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,70710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0126
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435441.38/cwt440.00–450.001,9207
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned448405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2456379.11/cwt375.00–400.001,7296
Bulls450–500Medium 2477350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483367.49/cwt365.00–370.001,7758
Bulls500–550Medium 2515257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned576379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1836
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0935
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2653338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2073
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726307.17/cwt302.00–315.002,2305
Bulls700–750Medium 2738200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4762
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2816279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,2775
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,711200.63/cwt196.00–206.003,4335
Bulls——1,908215.56/cwt214.00–217.004,1132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933102.47/cwt95.00–110.009563
Cows—Lean 85-90%996126.77/cwt112.50–136.001,2638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013161.18/cwt160.00–162.001,6332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108147.73/cwt136.00–157.501,63728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195180.73/cwt176.00–182.002,1604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229151.91/cwt147.00–156.001,8677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276166.24/cwt154.00–175.502,12119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390149.40/cwt145.50–154.002,0772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412166.74/cwt156.00–174.002,3549
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,818.97/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,939.82/head2,450.00–3,325.002,94012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2622,710.48/head2,550.00–2,800.002,7108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2643,179.71/head3,100.00–3,250.003,1808
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3223,684.27/head3,400.00–3,800.003,6846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4233,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2753,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,537.50/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5388
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4084,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4894,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5654,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5734,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5924,250.00/head4,200.00–4,400.004,2504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6814,075.00/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2746301.17/cwt262.50–318.002,2474
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020204.87/cwt187.50–220.002,0902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.